Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-23
A FINE BUTTER FACTORY
Established at West Alexander-Ths Pro
duet Something Extra.


duet Something Extra.
Mention has been made in these columns
before the organization Of the West
Alexander Creamery Company, Limited,
and the fact that it was erecting cream
ery at West Alexander, but there are very
few. probably, outside of those in and near
that place, who have correct ideas regard
ing the capacity of the creamery or the
onality of It's product Many are under
the impression that the company is en-
p.Qed in the manufacture Of butteriDe and
oleomargerine; but such Is not the case.
The product turned out is the choicest
uure cream butter, made in the best and
mont approved manner, under the direc-
tjon of one of the most able and experienced
butter makers in the country.
The company is joint stock one COM
posed of prominent farmers Of Washington
county and this county. Mr.. &. W.
Cbauey is president, Mr.. j. G. Roney,
treasurer, and Mr.. W. B. Gibson, secre-
tary and manager. Butter making was
commenced May 10 and with about eighty
five patrons or cream contributors, the
average product has been $50 pounds per
day of as fine butter rs one could wish for.
The creamery has the capacity OF turning
out 2, 500 pounds per day, and 1t Is eN-
pected that inside of year it will be do
ing this. The general Overseer, or butter
maker is William Pilgrim, of ROotstown,
Portage county, Ohio, where the value OF
the modern creamery is fully appreciated
by the prosperous farmers of that section
The creamery is located near the Baltl-
more & Ohio track, only few yards dis
tant from the depot. The main building
is 30x40 feet in size and attached to 1t Is an
engine and boiler room. A feature that
strikes one as soon as the place is entered
is the almost absolute cleanliness that pre-
walls. At no time il the cream or butter
! touched with the hands and when packed
ready for shipment it is as pure and
fresh as butter can possibly be. The
farmers contributing cream are furnished
by the company with Jersey" tin cans
in which the milk is sci; these cans are
so arranged that no Impurities can possibly
get IN the cream. The cream ia hauled 10
the factory in large tin refrigerator cans
and ripened in two large tin watts, each
with capacity for 600 gallons. There Is
absolute cleanliness attained throughout
the entire process of manufacture, and
everything is done by rule and system;
there is no guess work and every farmer
who is a patron receives credit for the exact
amount of butter his cream makes.
There are two Of Curtis improved churns
| in the building, each with a capacity for
25O gallons of cream. They are two large
wooden boxes rcvolved by belts from the
shafting, which is driven by a six-hOrse
engine and an eight-ho boiler. BY
means of wooden spades the butter when
churned is then taken out, and put on a
Rice power butter worker that has ca
pacity of $50 pounds. This is circular
table reyolved by machinery. The butter
is passed under rollers that take out the
remaining water and butter milk, and mix
in the salt. The butter when packed has
not been touched by the hand; this is I'M
portant especially in working the butter,
as when the hands are used, the grain Is
liable to become broken, which gives but
ter a greasy look and when the grain is
.Ebroken, the butter milk is retained and
| tends to make the butter tlowy. The
creamery starts off with So patrons who
live within radius of eight miles.
Thus far the company has sold its pro-
duet in Pittsburg, but it expects to find a
good market here for both its extra nice
butter and rich butter milk. As their
butter is absolutely pure, there should be
a strong demand for it Wheeling IHteHi-
gel,cer, Nay 81.